A biography for Rishi Kapoorhasn’t been written yet.
“As is the case with politicians, actors are chosen by people.”
“Beef is not allowed in my house.”
“There's no formula that can make a marriage work. Sometimes two people just click.”
“I like to be respected as an actor.”
“I neither throw my weight around nor do I bully anyone on the set.”
“There is no way one can remake 'Mughal-e-Azam.' What my grandfather did, we cannot even think of emulating. The film is a legend, and we should leave it at that.”
“I get very excited when I have to work in a film and when I am narrated.”
“If you want to show cinema, make entertainment films. Sometimes they are very good, sometimes very bad, but the intention is always to make entertaining films.”
“If our Hindu culture forbids beef meat, does the same culture give you the right to abuse me and my family just because I have an opinion that you don't agree with?”
“An actor's journey is never fulfilled. We always look for greener pastures, better roles, better creativity. We all want to do good work.”
“I'm not interested in playing the villain as a loud caricature, one-dimensional character. I am trying to humanise evil. If you see my character in 'Aurangzeb,' I am not trying to act evil.”
“I block the trolls.”
“I always try to be different and play varied kind of characters.”
“Both my kids are above 30 now... grown up enough to take their own decisions.”
“For the first 25 years of my career, I did nothing but sing and dance.”
“It is an advantage to be born in Kapoor family and to be known by that name, but it also a burden because there are lots of expectations from you.”
“I do fun things on Twitter. I enjoy it.”
“I came into films when there was action. When I retired, it was romantic period.”
“The first song I ever did on screen was 'Main Shaayar To Nahi.'”
“I don't know why all these actors think going to a gym or riding horses or learning how to fight are the steps to becoming an actor.”